Children often do not realize the pain of being a parent until they are one themselves. However, even as adults, it's sometimes hard to understand (or maybe we just don't want to) how or why our parents did something the way they did when we were younger. The world generally teaches us not to value our parents, I believe, but with conscious effort, we can strive to cause them strife in their 'golden years'.
Thank you for sharing and helping people to stop and think about this. Take care!